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Searching for an e-mail address does not find it although av

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When I search here
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for an e-mail address which is available somewhere it won't be found:
https://i.imgur.com/tGHaPpP.png

How could I Thunderbird make finding it?
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Is Thunderbird set to provide for Global Search and Indexing? Check that using menu path Tools->Options->Advanced->General->Advanced Configuration.
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Sorry, I do not have any idea, this is shown at the end of the path:
> https://i.imgur.com/AgCTCt4.png

And after this:
> https://i.imgur.com/lgdpKHw.png

Back then it used to work. I did not (intentionally) change anything.
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How is the account set up in Thunderbird, as POP or IMAP? Find out using menu path Tools->Account Settings->Server Settings->Server Type at the top right of the dialogue.

When you speak of the email address being "available somewhere", where do you expect it to be available? In a message previously received in or sent from Thunderbird or somewhere else?

Global Search and Indexing is switched "On" so it may be a problem with the index file. Close Thunderbird and navigate to the profile folder -- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Thunderbird
Locate and delete the file global-messages-db.sqlite
Restart Thunderbird and allow time for that index to be rebuilt before trying that search again.
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I have about 10, 15 e-mail accounts, should be pop all of them:
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When you speak of the email address being "available somewhere", where do you expect it to be available?
E.g. here, Sent, Received, etc.:
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In a message previously received in or sent from Thunderbird or somewhere else?
Yes, all those places.
Global Search and Indexing is switched "On" so it may be a problem with the index file. Close Thunderbird and navigate to the profile folder -- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Thunderbird
Locate and delete the file global-messages-db.sqlite
Restart Thunderbird and allow time for that index to be rebuilt before trying that search again
I have a portable TB. So the file above:
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I did it, is there a message / a sign when the index completely rebuilt?
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Unfortunately there is no indicator. For users with very large message file and multiple accounts, allowing Thunderbird to run overnight may be necessary to ensure the process completes.
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If the process will be interrupted it will be automatically continued after the next TB start?

I tried a same search, yes, now it founds an address, so it seems to work.
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"If the process will be interrupted it will be automatically continued after the next TB start?"

Yes.
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OK, thank you.

The file seems to have the same size now as the deleted one before, so it seems to be finished:
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